CX Flyboy wrote:LAX772LR wrote:JerseyFlyer wrote:though nobody would expect fuel-expensive ULH flights to take cargo in addition to pax and their luggage.
That's not true at all. The old SIN-EWR took cargo, UA takes cargo on its California-SIN flights, EK takes cargo on several 16hr+ flights, etc.
How much cargo are we talking here?
Nothing impressive. I don't have exact numbers, but there was a thread that mentioned UA was able to take several tons both ways on SFO-SIN during summer, though winter it was pretty much nil, and at worst up to 20seats blocked.
Also saw that when AKL had a fuel line issue, causing QR and EK to 1stop their westbounds, that the both weren't able to take their normal inbound cargo, as they tanking higher fuel than normal due to initial concerns of limited fuel even for techstopping.